Borz' sits underneath champion Dricus Du Plessis, No. 1 contender Sean Strickland, and No. 2 Israel Adesanya. Assuming Chimaev can stay injury or illness-free, he has two options for his next fight.

Dricus Du Plessis drops a bold statement ahead of his crucial title fight against Khamzat Chimaev, promising a dominant ...

Adesanya is interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev, who recently beat Robert Whittaker in a big match. In a video he posted on YouTube, Adesanya said Chimaev is an exciting fighter, and he wants ...

Khamzat Chimaev thinks the UFC is protecting Israel Adesanya from him. Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has been keen to return to action, and appears to be gearing towards a welterweight showdown with ...

Strickland plan, then Chimaev will have to look elsewhere for his next opponent. One interesting option in that situation would be former champ Israel Adesanya, who is easily the second-best ...

Israel Adesanya says he’s interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev in 2025. The former two-time UFC middleweight recently fell short in his bid to win back his belt when he suffered a fourth-round ...

Israel Adesanya once dismissed Khamzat Chimaev as an irrelevant contender in the middleweight division, but his perspective changed before Chimaev's dominant win over Robert Whittaker. Speaking at ...

Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has expressed interest in facing undefeated star Khamzat Chimaev following the Chechen fighter’s impressive victory over Robert ...

In any case, the UFC may stage one of its biggest fights of the year in Saudi Arabia, after Adesanya vs Chimaev was advertised on a ticket website for Kingdom Arena as of Tuesday (20 February).

Israel Adesanya (right) addresses the contest that made him have admiration for Khamzat Chimaev (left) as a mixed martial artist. [Images courtesy: @KChimaev and @stylebender on X] Israel Adesanya ...